Purpose of this Survey

Once again we need an updated sector-wide profile of current and anticipated impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the New Zealand aviation industry. The information you provide will be used to inform Aviation New Zealand and the CAA and will help to guide and influence decisions by both organisations. It will also support their input to Government agencies and Ministers after the 17 October election.  Please answer this short survey as soon as possible and by 25 October at the latest.  It should take about 12 minutes to complete; responses are anonymous.
 
Who Should Respond to this Survey

This survey is for business owners/Chief Executives of companies in the New Zealand aviation industry. The questions are about your business and your outlook for the aviation sector(s) you are involved in. If you suspect or are concerned that other aviation businesses may have been left out, then please forward this email to their Chief Executive. If you receive a link to the survey and are not a business owner or Chief Executive of an aviation company then please forward to your Chief Executive and do not respond yourself. 

Please consider the questions in this survey carefully and respond accurately.

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* 1. What is your operation type (please select all that apply)

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* 2. Your fleet - which aircraft types do you operate?

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* 3. Which region is your operation/organisation mainly based in?

Impacts on your business to date

These questions were asked in the first survey. Their purpose is to gather data on how the current Covid crisis is impacting your business. This data will provide important insights into how different sectors have been impacted to date. 

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* 4. What is your estimated % reduction in revenue for the year to date from the same period last year?

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* 5. What is your estimated % reduction in activity (either flight hours or staff hours if you are a non-flying organisation) for the year to date from the same period last year? 

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* 6. Did your organisation receive the Government wage subsidy over the period that it was available for the first period?

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* 7. Did your organisation receive the Government wage subsidy over the period that it was available for the second period (the Extension Subsidy, available 10 June - 1 September)?

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* 8. Did you apply for any of the other Government Covid-19 forms of business assistance including the business finance guarantee, small business cash flow scheme, leave support scheme, regional transport connectivity scheme, strategic tourism investment fund, PTE international education recovery fund. Tick all that apply.

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* 9. From the beginning of the Covid lockdown in April to now, have you had to reduce staff numbers?

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* 10. If you have, by how many staff?

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* 11. Have you had to ground aircraft beyond the Covid Level 4/3 Lockdown period?

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* 12. If yes how many of your aircraft are grounded currently?

Concern Scales

We know that there are a number of areas of concern and risk in the aviation sector currently. We've made a list of what we think are some of the more significant ones. Thinking about your own organisation and your sector, please use the scales provided to indicate your level of concern about each with 5 being 'extremely concerned' and 1 being 'not really concerned'. 

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* 13. The border shutdown and cessation of international visitors

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* 14. The NZ economic outlook over the next 12 months

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* 15. The NZ economic outlook over the next 24 months

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* 16. Aircraft maintenance including access to the right engineers and engineering shops when needed, the supply of parts and the costs of maintenance

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* 17. The ongoing ability to retain staff and senior persons

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* 18. Stress and wellbeing concerns for your staff

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* 19. Current safety management standards in your sector

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* 20. Demand and competition in your sector for the available work and the impact this may have on your margins

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* 21. Current regulation and oversight of your sector including the associated costs

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* 22. Securing support and funding through various Government packages that may be available

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* 23. The availability and cost of insurance

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* 24. Your financial stability and ability to remain viable

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* 25. Your ability to restructure and pivot your business to secure new opportunities

The next question is one that we acknowledge is confronting. Nonetheless it is an important one so that we can understand what you think the future of the aviation sector will be like, based on your perceptions of things as they stand currently.

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* 26. The number of current operating certificates in each sector is provided below. Thinking about the number of operators in your sector, what number do you think will still be operating in 12 months time?

Open Response Section

It's critical that we gather your views on current issues. We need to know what you are currently most concerned about. The comment boxes below are ordered by issue type. Please give your views as necessary.

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* 27. Aircraft and airworthiness (e.g. keeping maintenance up to date, deferring maintenance because aircraft aren't being flown, etc.)

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* 28. Staffing issues and senior persons (e.g. retaining key staff, keeping staff current, etc.)

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* 29. Safety concerns that you have for your sector

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* 30. Financial and economic concerns

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* 31. Other concerns

Thank you for completing the survey. Please click to submit below.

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